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The South Georgia State College Foundation is excited to announce the 2015 President’s Gala to be held on Thursday, April 16, at 6:30 pm in the Wellness Center on the Douglas Campus. The event will include dinner, a silent auction, and musical entertainment, as well as the presentation of the 2015 Alumni of the Year award. A variety of sponsorship levels and individual tickets are available. A portion of a sponsorship is tax-deductible. For more information, please contact SGSC’s Office of External Affairs at 912-260-4269.

South Georgia State College will be hosting renowned concert pianist Dr. Joe Chapman as he performs an evening concert honoring American composer George Gershwin on Tuesday, March 24, at 7 pm in Peterson Hall’s McGouirk Auditorium on the Douglas Campus. From “I Got Rhythm” to “Rhapsody in Blue”, Dr. Chapman will perform time-honored favorites celebrating the life and music of George Gershwin, including such well-known selections as “Strike Up the Band”, “Fascinating Rhythm”, and “Summertime”, along with highlights from the monumental “Concerto in F”. Dr. Joe Chapman is the Director of Keyboard Studies at the University of North Georgia where he…

Little Miss Walton Leighla Tyre, infant daughter of Graham and Dana Walton Tyre of Nicholls, passed away early Saturday morning, March 14, 2015, at the Coffee Regional Medical Center. Survivors include: Her Parents: Graham and Dana Walton Tyre of Nicholls, Ga.; 1 Brother: Kayden Tyre of Nicholls, Ga.; 1 Sister: Johnni Lyn Tyre of Nicholls, Ga.; Maternal Grandmother: Pamela Page “Pammie” Walton, and her late husband, Johnny Lee “Dubby” Walton of Nicholls, Ga.; Paternal Grandfather: Eddie “Pa” Tyre of K’ville, Ga.; Paternal Grandmother, and Step-Grandfather: Nancy Crews, and Walter Crews of Waycross, Ga.; Maternal Great Grandmother: Laverne “Mama Lu” Page…

Miss Brenda Gayle Johns, age 61, of West Green passed away late Thursday evening, March 12, 2015, at the Shady Acres Health & Rehabilitation Center, following an extended illness. She was born October 11, 1953 to the late Fred Johns and Janette Moore Johns. Miss Johns, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, had been living in the West Green area for some time. She retired as a Clerk from the Jacksonville / Duval County Sheriff’s Department. She attended the West Ward Street Church of God. Survivors include: Her Mother: Janette Moore Johns of West Green, Ga.; 1 Brother: James Hoyt Johns…

Gary Merritt, age 57, of Douglas, GA passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at his residence following a brief illness. Mr. Merritt was born on January 11, 1958, in Broxton, GA to the late Myrtle Merritt. Survivors include: his wife, Tonnie Merritt of Douglas, GA; two sons, Gary Dewayne (Amy) Merritt of Douglas, GA and Jerry (Kendra) Merritt of Douglas, GA; six grandchildren, Mitchell (Amber) Adams of Douglas, GA, Jessica Adams of Douglas, GA, Kelsie (Jeff) Merritt of Thomasville, GA, Jordan (Danielle) Merritt of Douglas, GA, Kylee Merritt of Douglas, GA, and Gunner Merritt of Douglas, GA; four great…

The Satilla Regional Library System held its Douglas teen ‘Insurgent’ party and teen choice movie on Saturday, March 14, at the Douglas-Coffee County Public Library for teens ages 13-18. There was food, trivia, crafts, socializing with peers, and a teen choice movie! A pair of movie passes to Rockin’ 8 Cinemas was awarded by random drawing to Miss Laila Smith. Everyone who attended had a great time. If you missed that party or could not attend, we will be holding a Pearson Teen ‘Insurgent’ Party and teen choice movie on Friday, March 20, at the Pearson Public Library at 56…

Parent-Teacher Conference Day for the Coffee County School System will be held Tuesday, March 17. Students will be dismissed early that day. Lunch will be provided for students, and the school buses will run their regular routes. All parents or guardians are encouraged to attend, as report cards will be issued. If parents or guardians are unable to attend conference day, they may contact their child’s homeroom teacher to arrange another conference date. Otherwise, report cards will be given to students on Tuesday, March 24. The following Parent-Teacher Conference Day schedule will be observed: School Dismissal…

The chamber of commerce is hosting an information session featuring chamber travel opportunities for 2015 on Monday, March 16, at noon at the chamber office. Bring a sack lunch and enjoy the presentation as we learn about two trips offered by the chamber in 2015. The first is an October trip to Switzerland, Austria and Bavaria and the second is a November trip to the Tuscany region of Italy. The Switzerland trip is planned for October 21-30, 2015. The ten-day trip includes 12 meals (eight breakfasts and four dinners). The tour begins in Switzerland’s capital city of Bern. You will…

Once more, the South Georgia State College Hawks are one of the best junior college swim teams in the country. The Hawks swim team have finished fourth (women) and fifth (men) in the nation, respectively. Both teams just returned from the National Junior College Athletic Association national championship swim meet in Buffalo, New York. The women took fourth overall with 923.5 points, only 63.5 points behind third place but 407.5 points ahead of fifth. The men finished in fifth place with 798 points overall, only 62 points behind fourth place and 225 points ahead of sixth. These finishes come on…